Iza Smelczyńska
gives life to ideas, makes suggestions, and keeps track of everyone’s work. She writes her own column “Szafa gra”.
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Bored to Tears? Use Your Ears!
Bored to Tears? Use Your Ears!
How to Soundwalk
Magazine / culture
In a world full of constant noise, it is easy to shut off from quieter sounds. By soundwalking, we can open our ears up again.
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A Sonic Suprise
A Sonic Suprise
Making Sound Visible
Magazine / society
Cymatics – the study of visible sound – is quite easily explored. All you need to do is rub your fingers around the rim of a glass...
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A Sparsely-Populated Spa
A Sparsely-Populated Spa
In Praise of Iceland
Magazine / society
In spite of its unforgiving weather and lack of forests, more and more tourists are discovering that a trip to Iceland is the perfect detox.
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A Grown-Up Lullaby
A Grown-Up Lullaby
Songs for Sleeping
Magazine / culture
Contrary to intuition, music can actually help us get to sleep. In fact, composers such as Max Richter and Robert Rich have organized sleeping concerts.
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What a Blast
What a Blast
On the Didgeridoo
Magazine / culture
A 1000-year-old musical instrument, created with the help of termites and played by using a seemingly impossible breathing loop. We present: the didgeridoo.
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An Allergy to Sounds
An Allergy to Sounds
The Excruciating Pain of Misophonia
Reading / culture
People with misophonia are hypersensitive to certain sounds. The condition can trigger strong negative emotions, such as anger and anxiety.